The
Gerst Brewery (opened in 1865) was the home of Ortels 92 beer.
It was one of the largest breweries in the
southeast. This brewery owned a horse by the name of
Doneau which entered the Kentucky derby and won the crown in
1910. A picture of that winning horse still hangs over
the bar at the Gerst House, a restaurant on Woodland Street near the
Tennessee Titan's Stadium. The brewery closed in the mid 1950's and
the vacant structure was destroyed by fire in 1990.